Improvement in piano and organ ottomans



L MILLER.

Piano andrgan Ottoman. `#10.168,661..

Patented Oct. 11, 1875.' ,Ft/'yl v 17033.

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N.'PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAFHER, WASMIGTOP. D. C.

UNITED STATES "PATENT `Grrror@o JAMEs MILLER, on BOSTON, MAssAoHUsETTs.'

IMPRIQVEMENT IN PIANo AND QRGAN oTTo'lvlANs. r

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 168,661, dated Octoberl-l, 1,875;V application ledl l,Jury 15, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, .LAMESl MlLLER, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Piano and Organ Ottomans 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specilication.

In such drawing, Figure l denotes a side elevation with the seat slightly elevated, Fig. 2 a longitudinal section, and Fig. 3 a bottom view, of an ottoman constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 4 is a top view, with the seat or top plate removed. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the ottoman as folded for storage or transportation. Fig. 6 is a bottom view ofthe seat, showing the holding-lugs, to be hereinafter described.

My invention relates to certain improvements in Ottomans for the use of pianists and organists, whereby the seat of the ottoman may be either elevated or depressed as circumstances may require, or the device be folded into a small compass for storage or transportation, and my invention consists in the peculiar construction, combination, and arrangement of the parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing, A denotes a hollow rectangular box, provided with a bottom, a, and mounted upon legs. s is the seat, afxed to the top of a rectangular frame, b, which iits into the box A so as to be capable of being moved up and down therein. Within the box A are two rocker-shafts, c c', whose journals are supported in bars d d aflixed to the bottom of the box, and extending longitudinally thereof. These shafts carry two cams, e c, arranged upon their opposite ends. Each of .such cams is provided with a ange, f, projecting inward from its face, such lianges extending over lugs or ears g g g g formed on bars h h axed to the under surface of the seat, as shown in Fig. 6, such arrangement serving to prevent the seat from being de- .toman while being moved ormanipulated. The rocker-shafts c c have a crossed metallic belt or band, i, extending around them, such lbelt being secured by a pin or screw to each shaft, so' as to allow the latter to have only partial reciprocating rotation, or such as is sufficient lto move the cams from their lowest to their highest position, and vice versa. These movements of the cams are effected by means of a lever, l, pivoted to the shaft c, such lever extending down through a hole made through the bottom of the box A. By moving the said lever either forward or backward, as .may be desirable, both rocker -shafts and their cams will be simultaneously moved, but in opposite directions. By moving it in one direction, all the cams will be moved outward and downward, and thus will move the seat downward, while an opposite movement of the lever will cause all the cams to be moved inward and upward, and thus elevate the seat to any required altitude within their limits of motion. `1n order to regulate the elevation or depression of the seat, the lever l is caused to enter one of a series of notches of a bar, m, located as shown in Fig. 3.

y B B B' B are two pairs of legs, which are hinged to the bottom of the box A in such manner as to enable them to be folded inward upon the bottom of the box. D is a cylindrical brace-rod, which is supported in meta-llic brackets affixed to the under face of the box A, such rod having each of its ends bent at a right angle, so as to be capable of being turned up against the inner faces of the bars connecting each pair of legs. n is a stop-bar, arranged on each leg-connecting bar, it being so disposed as to abut against the bent lends of the rod when such ends are brought into a vertical position. o o are clamp-bars, which are respectively pivoted to the bars n fn., the same extending horizontally beyond the bent ends of the rod, when such ends are brought into a perpendicular position. The bars o o are provided with thumb or clamp screws p p, by means of which the bars may be clamped upon the ends of the brace-rod when such ends are in a vertical position, and which, when so clamped, give a iirm and rigid support to the legs.

tached from the body or main part of the otp In order to fold the ottoman into its most compact form, the ends of the brace-rod are to; beiturned upiagainstthe bottom of the box A. Thelegs are next to be turned inward and folded on the under surface of the box, when theftwo slide-buttons r r, aflxed upon the brace-rod, are to be moved inward. Their shouldered or beveled ends, passing into soekets'sf s formed on the under faces of the leg-con necting bars, serve to hold the parts thus folded in a rigid position.

I would remark that my arrangement for bracing and supporting the hinged legs, and.

Y of the1ott0man, I have simply to move the lever'lito-i/ts' extreme outward limit, which will bringwtheatfaces-of the cams vertically beyondjtheir'- centersl of motion, when the lugs of; thea seatwill'1 be brought beyond the ends of vthe anges. The seat may then be raised upward and readily removed from the box A.

Having described my invention, what I claimr is- 1. The combination of the rocker-shafts cc', cams e e e e, provided with flan ges f, the crossed metal belt or band f, lever Z, and lugs or ears g g g g', the Whole being arranged substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the folding legs, of the turning brace-rod D and the bars o o', provided with clamp-screws 10p, as shown and described'.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own invention I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES MILLER.

Witnesses:

F; P. HALE,- THoMAsMILLER; 

